Boscovich (moon crater)
| Boscovich | ||
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| position | 9.69 ° N , 11.02 ° E | |
| diameter | 42 km | |
| depth | 1780 m | |
| Card sheet | 60 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Rugjer Josip Bošković (1711–1787) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Boscovich is an impact crater on the front of the moon .
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. | 9.44 ° N , 12.62 ° E | 6 km | [1] |
| B. | 9.78 ° N , 9.22 ° E | 4 km | [2] |
| C. | 8.45 ° N , 11.95 ° E | 3 km | [3] |
| D. | 8.95 ° N , 12.17 ° E | 3 km | [4] |
| E. | 9.03 ° N , 12.7 ° E | 20 km | [5] |
| F. | 10.44 ° N , 11.36 ° E | 4 km | [6] |
| P | 11.45 ° N , 10.27 ° E | 65 km | [7] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the mathematician and astronomer Rugjer Josip Bošković .
Web links
- Boscovich in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Boscovich on The-Moon Wiki
Individual evidence
- ^ John E. Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 .